IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 24103, 26 January 1942, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

ANNIVERSARIES., 1788.—British flag hoisted in Australia. 1883.—New Zealand Shipping Company inaugurated steam communication between England and the Dominion. 1885.—Khartum recaptured; General Gordon killed. 1888.—May Queen wrecked at Lyttelton. 1915.—Turkish advance on Egypt. 1941.—Marshal Oraziani, Italian com-mander-in-chief in Africa, dismissed. Smashing success by General Macarthur s forces in ronnlerattack on right o) the line in Philippines. Enemy Hod. leaving hundreds of dead mid large quantities of material. Successful attack by R.A.P. and naval planes on large enemy convoy in Mediterranean. Large liner sunk and oilier ships ■damaged. American destroyer force, with Dutch and 'American planes, attack large Japanese convoy between Borneo and Celebes, Tin ec enemy ships sunk, font* probably sunk, and 12 damaged. More Cbinc.se I roops reach Burma. Further forces cm the way. Australian forces fighting hard in Now Britain. Japanese keeping- up heavy pressure in Malaya. R.A.P. hilling back. Chinese planes again raid Japanese aerodrome at Hanoi, in ludo-China. British and Axis mechanised forces " jockeying ” for position in Jedabaya area. Russians continue drive, deepening the wedge between Moscow and Leningrad.